Arrangement Note

When possible, poetry is arranged in chronological order by
date of publication; individual poems within the work are
arranged in alphabetical order. The final "proposed
compilations" are in alphabetical order.

"report from the angel of eden," typescript drafts [variant titles: "report from eden," and "report from the angel"]

19

38

"what i think when i ride the train," typescript

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"why some people be made at me sometimes," typescript [See Voices, partial typescript]

19

39

Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems 1988-2000, proof copy

Mercy (2004)

19

40

"blood," typescript [variant title: "girl"]

19

41

"dying," typescript

19

42

"the message from the ones" typescript draft [includes "your mother sends you this," "come to here," "you," "we are ones," "in the saying of," "we are here," "why should we wander boneyards," "you who feel yourself," "some of you have been blessed," "god," "the angels have no wings, "we," "in the geometry," "you are not," "you come to teach," "you wish to speak of," "the universe requires the worlds," "you have placed yourselves," "whether in spirit," "the air," "what has been made," "no one is worthy," "the patience," "there is a star"] [includes editorial correspondence]

"'marley was dead to begin with'," typescript drafts, undated and July 1987 [one typescript originally filed in Series 5: Subject and organization files with "California State University Arts Faculty Institute"] [one typescript originally filed with Series 4: Teaching and Workshop files, in folder "Squaw Valley Poetry Workshop, 2008]

Voices, partial typescript draft [includes "faith," "aunt jemima," "cream of wheat," "horse prayer," "raccoon prayer," "sorrows," and poems not present in the final version: "won't you celebrate with me," "why some people be made at me sometimes]